Water-cooler



F. A. PHILLIPPI.

WATER COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3,' 1919. l

Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

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iERANK A. PHILLIPP, OF --POTTSTOWN PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TOJ'. ROY KINCKINER, OFPOTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. Y A

WATER-COOLER.

.certain new andfuseful -lmprovements in lof ,contr nousWater-Goolers-of which the'following a specification."` Y i Y i Thisvinvention has for its main yobject to provide a sanitary V cooler forliquids, capable i @intermittent service vvor'an unlimited .period .pftime, au 021i the 'pertain contact liquids'beingiinished with avitreonsenanielormade of porcelain;

i A further object is to provide rneans whereby the interior isv.readily accessible for cleansing.

A still ,further object iste provide a cooler comprised :of few, landsimple' parts relatively inexpensive lto nianutacture, and which ishighly economical in the use of a refrigerant.

These ,and other like objects are .attained by the novel constructionand combination of parts and principles hereinafter described, and shownin vthe accompanying drawings, lforming a material partjof thisdisclosure, and lin WhCllv Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view takenthnough'a cooler inade' in laccordnn,Ce with the invention, u

Y Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line2v-2 of Fig. 1.

, 3 is a similar transverse sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top planfview showing apair of cooler units in their easing.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sec- .tional view takenon line 5-5 ofFig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a'perspective view showing oneof the plates used in ,one formof the cooler units. j

Referring tothe drawings in detail, the numeral 1Q indicates the bottomof a bpx or cabinet having side and end walls .respectively 11 and 12,and provided with a remorable jCover 13, aS best .Shown in FigS- 1 and Ll' The interior .o the cabinet is Provided with ,a V.vate.I-t-.ehtlining; as sheetiopper',

extending-.Overigeside @netsnoer-.aile thek Specification ofLetterslatent.

which it may ble'operated.

rateiitedscpt. 2o, 192i.

I Appliceton `rivleti.lJeeexnber 3, 1,913,A kSerial No. `342,216. I

same being adapted to contain ice 14` or other refrigerant, randprovided with asuitable overi'low (not shown) for the melted ice.

Thiscabinet may be made of any desired size so as to'contain one or morevof the cooler units, each consisting of a cylindrical tank 15, formedwith an integral bottom '16, from which projects three or more support.-ing feet 17 adapted to vresty upon `the bottom 10, while risingycentrallyl from thebottom 16, of the tank, is alhub'18, containing ascrew vthreaded opening 19, from which leads a pas lage 20, extending ata right angle to the tank the radial lrib 21, below the bottom andprovided with a'tight fitting cap 22, at its ,outer end having aflattened knob 23 by i yFormed integrally with ithe tank v15 andextending radially inwardly from top to bottom are a plurality ofpartial partition plates 24, their' inner vertical edges containinglongitudinal V shaped grooves The upper end of' the tankis heveledorch'amfered at its inner edge 26, 'while `circnrnjacent yof theftank, yata point near its upper end, is an integral ring 27, having anoyerhanging iianged edge 28,' and containing a plurality ofrecesses 29,Yadapted toposition and prevent from turning fthe beveled, keylileextensions 3Q, formed with angular arms 31, -at the lower end of thebolts 32, their screw-threaded portions 33 being engageable by. the wingnuts 34, the bolts passing through openings formed within ears 35Lextending out from the periphery oi the cover plate 36,

the openings 3f? through which the bolt stems xof the cover 36 isathreaded opening 40, receptive of a plug 41', having an Vextending head32 by which t'may be maneuvered, while raised from the upper surface ofthe cover 36 are a pair of proj ectionsA 43, screw-threaded to receiveelbows or like fittings 44, providing for the outlet and inlet of Waterto the cooler tank by pipes 45 and l46 respectively.

Extending below one of the projections is an opening 47, andscrew-threaded into its v lower end is a tube 53 having at its lower.

end a spray head consisting of a central tube 48 containing a pluralityof small'openings 49, circumj acent to which is an annular hood 50directing the eiiuent from'the openings 49 downwardly, causing thestreams to strike upon the upturned edge 51, of a disk 52, secured atthe lower end of the spray head.

Another head, alike in all respects extends downward from a similaropening below the opposite disposed vprojection 43, thereby causing thelliquid to enter the tube 53 from the bottom of the tank and bedischarged from a. point near the top through the pipe 45 with which thetube 53 communicates.r a

- Arranged to extend vertically in the tank, are a pair of plates 55 and.56, the same having angular .side edges- 57 adapted to be receivedwithin the `grooves 25, atthe inner edge of the partial partitions 24,each of the plates containing centralslots 58 matching with the matingplate, so that when placed 55 and 56 there is used a hollow porcelaindiffuser comprised of rings 60,`formed integrally with the neckedportions 61, the

rings being of a diameter receivable betweenthe opposed pairs of thepartial partition plates 24, and provided at their upper ends with heads62, held in position by the' end 63 of the screw 42, the lower end ofthe porcelain center resting upon the top of the hub 18, the arrangementbeing such that the liquid is caused to move outwardly as it rises, soas to make contact with the walls of the casing as it is advancedgradually from the bottom to the top of the vcooler units. I

Particular stress'is laid upon the fact that Vall of the metal'partscoming in contact with the liquid to be cooled, are `coated with awhite, vitreous enamel, rendering all parts smooth, lustrous, and easilycleansed, forming in effect a highly sanitary cooler which has beenfound in practice to be unusually economical in the use of ice in thesurround- Y ing cabinet, and the construction is such thatk thereV isnothing to rust, wear or require yattention other than filling thecabinet at necessary intervals with cracked ice asindicated.

It is further to be understood that the'de- '.vice may be used incombination withV a filter and when so used it is preferable to firstrun theliquid to be cooled through the filter,

then into the tank containing the porcelain core, and'then through theplate compartmented cooler tank to the faucet bubbler or other issuingpointl as desired. Thedijsclosure is tobe regarded as descriptive onlyyand not as restrictive Lor limitative of the invention,:of whichobviously an embodiment may-be constructed including many minormodifications without departing from 'the general scope hereinwindicatedand hereinafter claimed.

Having thus described my .invention and set forth the ymannerofv itsconstruction, application and use, what I claim as new and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is-

ll. A cooler comprising a cylindrical tank, a plurality of integrallyformed partial parjtitions extending. radiallyinward from the wall ofrsaid tank, means in saidjtank for causing circulation of water therein,a cover, means for clampinglsaid coverto saidtank, an inlet pipe, aspray head engagedtherewith, said spray head extending'downward withinsaid 'tank,an outlet pipe,'and a cabinet adapted to contain said tank,said cabinet being also adapted to contain ice packed around said tank.

2. A cooler comprising a cylindrical tank, a plurality: ofintegrallyformed partial partitions extending radially inward kfrom thewall thereof, removable late partitions extending between said Exedpartitions throughout the length of said tank, saidremovable partitionscontaining a plurality of f conical openings adapted to cause liquid tocirculate, a cover having a convex portion suited to it the upper edgeof said tank,a ring having' undercut'portlons extendm adjacent to saidtank nearv its'A upper end, oltsV having offset A'ends enga'geable belowsaid 4ring, said bolts passing through extensions formed with saidcover, and means for clamping said bolts in position. 'i

,3. A cooler comprising a cylindrical tank, a plurality of partialpartitions extending radially inward from the wall of said tank,

said partitions having longitudinal grooves 1n their inner edges, acover removably engaged on the tank, a pair of plates mounted .tointerengage aty right angles tted to slidably engage in saidgro0ves,said plates havying a l'plurality of conical openings arrangedin different planes the angle of allv of said openings being inthe samedirection, means in from the Walls thereof, a cover for said forclamping said Vcover to said tank, an intank, an inlet and outlet forsaid tank, and let, a spray head at the inner extremity of diffusingmeans extending longitudinally of 10 said inlet, an outlet for saidtank, and means said tank the full length thereof. 5 for cooling saidtank by a refrigerant. In testimony whereof I have signed my 4. A coolercomprising a cylindrical tank, name to this specification. longitudinalpartitions extending partially FRANK A. PHILLIPPI.

